Young people
Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
More and more young people fear their health problems will keep them out of the job market and steal their future
From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Lexi has been grilling her friends for the Young Team Takeover edition of Big Issue magazine
I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
OnSide found that 93% of young people that attend a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives
I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Big Issue hands the reins to young people from disadvantaged areas for landmark special issue
Big Issue hands the reins to young people from disadvantaged areas for landmark special issue
Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’
London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’
Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
Young people quitting London over housing crisis: ‘Owning a home is a distant dream’
Young people quitting London over housing crisis: ‘Owning a home is a distant dream’
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Adolescence is a powerful wake-up call about what’s happening to our sons online
